Published March 15, 1975 | Version v1
Journal article

Interplanetary gas. XX. Does the radial solar wind speed increase with latitude

  • 1. Laboratory for Solar Physics and Astrophysics, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Description

The astrometric technique used to derive solar wind speeds from ionic comet-tail orientations has been used to test the suggestion that the radial solar wind speed is higher near the solar poles than near the equator. We find no evidence for the suggested latitude variation

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Journal Title
The Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
196
Journal Issue
3
Series
Astrophys. J.
Journal Page Range
877
ISSN
0004-637X

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
6207905
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
COMETS; EQUATOR; INTERPLANETARY SPACE; LATITUDE EFFECT; SOLAR WIND; VARIATIONS; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
SOLAR ACTIVITY; SPACE

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